"Killers aren't born. They're made."

1989

1h 32m

5.4(32 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Horror

Crime

Overview

Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.

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Cast & Crew

39 members

Acting

Judd Nelson

Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

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Robert Loggia

Bill Malloy

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Leo Rossi

Sam Dietz

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Meg Foster

Carol Dietz

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Patrick O'Bryan

Todd Arthur

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Ken Lerner

Arthur

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Mindy Seeger

Francine

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Angel Tompkins

Carmen

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Beau Starr

Ike Taylor

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Frank Pesce

Marra

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Lou Bonacki

Desk Sergeant

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George Buck Flower

Old Man

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John F. Goff

Doctor Park

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Elizabeth Lambert

Rene

Directing

William Lustig

Cop #2

Directing

Armand Mastroianni

Cop

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Robert Madrid

Swarthy Cop

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Harriet Hall

Angela Taylor

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Ron Taylor

Captain Blakely

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Roy Brocksmith

Coroner

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G. Smokey Campbell

Terrell

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Matt Bolduc

Young Buck - 7 Yrs Old

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Edward Bunker

Cardoza

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Michael Francis Clarke

Ernie

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Nay K. Dorsey

Elevator Man

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Joe Flood

Art Wicker

Writing

George Gallo

Medical Examiner

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Jon Greene

Detective Captain

Production

Paul Hertzberg

Police Photographer

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John Homa

Spencer

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Michael Leopard

Chubby Cop

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Jason Lustig

Computer Operator

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Vic Manni

Detective

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Brendan Ryan

Corey Dietz

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Laura Tracy

Young Mother

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Ingrid Van Dorn

Lab Technician

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Dan Vogel

Furillo

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Michael K. Woods

Black Cop

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Michael Weiner

Young Buck - 12 Yrs Old

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